Guide device for stacking ware on kiln cars



Oct. 5 1926. I 1,601,986

H- R. STRAIGHT GUIDE DEVICE FOR STACKING WARE oN KILN CARS Filed Dec. 29, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet l gli [rma/KW H. R. STRAIGHT GUIDE DEVICE FOR STACKING WARE ON KILN CARS Oct.'5 1926.

Filed Dec. 29, 1925 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Patented Oct. 5, 1926.

ill/lill HALVER RUFUS STRAIGHTg'OFJ ADEL, IOWA.

Applieatonled Beeeinlier 29, 1.925. Serial No. 78g164.,

The object or" my device is to provide aA mechanism` of simple, durable and inexpensive construction., which, may be used in connection with kiln cars in such a manner that the ware be easily and quickly stacked thereon. in a symmetrical manner, and atther same time function asa form so that the exterior contour ot the stack of ware will lit the kiln in which. the car is operated.

A further object is to provide in connection with my .improved guide device means whereby airmay be circulated between the said guide and the kiln for the purpose ot removing the heated air.`

My invention consists in the construction, arrangement and combination ot the various parts of the device, whereby the objects contemplated are attained, as hereinafter more fully vset forth, pointed out in my claims, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, inwhich: p

Figure 1 is. a plan-` view of one endv oiC a drier kiln and one end of a number ot burning kilns, showingr theI manner in which my impro-ved device is mounted relative thereto.

Figure 2 is a transverse sectional view takenE on the line 2-2 of Figure 1.

Figure 3 is a detail sectional view taken on the line 3 3 of Figure 2.

Y Figure l is an enlarged, segmental., plan view or"- thespacing rack.

Figure 5 is a` deta'l sectional view taken on the line 5,-5 of Fig-ure All.

Figure 6 is a detail sectional view taken on the line (5-6 ofFigure l; and Figure Z is a detail sectional o nthe line 7-7 ot Figure l.

I have used the reference numeral 10 toIv indicate the drier kiln,'the delivery end o t which is shown i-n section in Figure 2. Opposite the delivery end oit' the said drier kiln is a number of tunnel and burning kilns 11'. The ends of the said kilns 1-1 are parallel with the end ot the kiln 10. A track 172 is mounted between the said drier and burning kilns. Said track is desi-ned to. carry a transfer car 13, which is provided with transversely arrangedy tracks 1l on which is mounted the kiln car 15,r said car having a` grooved or corrugated tloor 16. Each ot the ln'lns 11 is providedl witha track 17, the. outer end ot which terminates adjacent to the end of the transfer car 13 so. that thev tracks 111 may be brought into alinement. with, any oueofY the tracks 17 and thereby` lew taken provide' means whereby the car 15 may be moved into, position on the tracksv 1l, havingv one endl extending beneath the deliveryI end of the. kiln conveyor 18, for receiving ware from said conveyor, after which the. said car may be. moved into any one ofthe kilns 11.

Said kilns 11 are, ot the tunnel type. In operating carsin the tunnel kilns it is usually necessary to very accurately stack they wareon the said car sothat after it has been placedI thereonand the car moved into positionyin 'the' kiln, the outer contour ot' the stacked ware will substantially tit the inner surface of? the kiln, so as to provide means for properly circulating the burning and cooling mediums. To accurately accomplish this result, I have provided on the transferl car an. inverted U-shaped trame member 19 75 having side members 2Q, the lower ends of which are connected to the central portion of the transfer car 13. The members 20 are spaced` apart in1 such a manner that the car 15 may be moved between them. The 90 member 19. is so locatedl that when the car 1'5. is at its outer limit of movement with. its outer end beneath; the conveyor 18, the inner end of' the car will rest between the members V2t) inthe position shown in Figure 2. rllhe 35 member 19 is et substantially the same shape as the cross sectional area of the inner tace of the tunnel kiln, so that the said member 1-9 mayy serve is a guide for stacking the ware.

It is sometimes desirable vto equally space the` blocks of ware in the lower tiers. To: accomplish this I have provided arack 21 which comprises frame members 22 having their inner' ends connected by a cross mem- 95 ber 23, Each of' the frame members 22 is mounted on a pai-r ot rollers 2l. Each pair of said rollers is supported by means or a trame member 25 secured to the transfer car 13. kSaid membersA 25 are spaced apart to 100 permit the. car 15 to pass between, them. The

bar 23 isprovilded with a series of outward'- lyl extending iingersr26, each of which com.-' prises. a channel. iron 27 having its inner end bent laterally at 28. and rigidly secured' 105 to the bar 23. Adjacent to the'ilange side of said channel barl 27; is a second movable channel bar 29 providedv with a series of in.- wardly extending sleeves 31 slidably mounted on'pins` 30 which arefmounted in the web 110 of the channel iron 27, as clearly shown in, Figure 6. By this arrangement it will' beY is to be used, for the purpose of providing a form for stack-ing the ware on. said car,

i vcar and parallel with its upper surface.

3'. In a device of the class described, a transfer car, a kiln car supported thereon, designed toreceive a stack of ware, a guide frame carried' by said transfer car, the interior surface of sai-d frame beingof substantially the same size andA shape as the interior of the kiln in which the car is to be used, and means for supporting said kiln car so that it may be moved through said frame, and so that the said frame will serve to provide a form for the stack of ware as it is placed in position.

il. In a device of the class described, a transfer car, a kiln car supported thereon, designed to receive a stack of ware, a guide frame carried by said transfer car, the interior surface of said frame being of substantially the same size and shape as the interior of the kiln in which the car is to be used, means for supporting said kiln car so that it may be moved through said frame, and so that the said frame will serve to provide a form for the ware as it is placed in position, and means carried by said transfer car for spacing the ware while it is being placed on said car and in said frame.

5. In a device of the class described, a kiln car for receiving` ware, means for supporting said kiln car, and a guide member carried by said supporting means insuch a 'manner and so constructed that the kiln car may be passed through it, the inner surface of said guide member being of substantially the same size and shape as the inner surface of the kiln in which the kiln car is to be used, said guide member being designed to provide a form` for shaping the stack of ware as it is being placed on the car.

6. In combination, a dryer kiln having a delivery conveyor, a transfer car having one edge mounted beneath the delivery end of said conveyor and designed to move in a transverse direction to the movement of said conveyor, said transfer car being provided with tracks extending parallel with said conveyor,a kiln car for said tracks, a guide member carried by said transfer car and arranged andv constructed to permit the said 'kiln car to travel through it, said guide member being of substantially thesame size and shape as the interior of the kiln in which the kiln car is to be used, the said guide member being located a slight distance from the delivery'end of the kiln to provide a space for the workmen, and means mounted above said guide member for producing a Ldownward current of air between said kiln and said guide member.

7". In al device` of. the class described, a kiln. car for receiving ware, means for support-r ingI said kiln car, a guide member carried' by said supporting means in such a manner that the kiln car may be passed throughit, the inner surf-ace ofsaid guide .member being oif substantially the sameA size andi shape as the inner surface of the kiln in which the kiln car is toV be used, said guide member being designed toprovi'de a form for shaping the-stack of ware as it is being placed on. the car, and means carried by said transfer car for spacingl the warel while being placed' on said car and in said guide member.

S. In combination, a dryer kiln, a guide member located near the delivery end of said kiln, a kiln car having one end extending beneath the delivery end of said kiln, an the other end through said guide member, and means for producing a current of air between said kiln and said dryer kiln.

9. In combination, a drier kiln, a guide member located near the delivery end of said drier kiln, and a kiln car ydesigned to be mounted in said guide member and having one end adjacent to said drier kiln, said guide member being of substantially the same size and shape as the interior of the kiln in which the car is to be used, and designed to act as a form for receiving the ware as it is being placed on the drier kiln.

l0. In combination, a drier kiln, a uide member located near the delivery end o sai-d drier kiln, a kiln car designed to be mounted in said guide member and having one end adjacent to sai-d drier kiln, said guide mein` ber being of substantially the same size and shape as the interior of the kiln in which the car is to be used, and Vdesigned to act as a form for receiving the wareas it is being placed on the drier kiln, and means `for spacing the ware as it is being placed in said guide members.

l1. In combination, a drier kiln, a series of burning kilns, a track extending parallel with, adjacent to and between the ends of said kilns, a transfer car for said track, a drier car for said transfer car, a guide member", a spacing rack, means for movably mounting said rack on said transfer car, and means'located adjacent to one side of said tracks for receiving said rack.

12. In combination, a drier kiln, a number of burning kilns, a kiln car, means for moving said kiln car into' alinement with any one of said burning kilns and into alinement with the delivery end of said drier kiln, said "means being ydesigned to carry a guide frame and a spacing rack, said spacing rack being adaptedv to be moved into and from position on said movable means, and stationary means lfor supporting said rack when disconnectedwith sai-d movable means.

13. In a device of the class described, a spacing rack, comprising a frame member,

a series of parallel lingers, each of said iingers being provided with an adjustable bar, and means 'for simultaneously operating all of said adjustable bars.

ll. In a rdevice otl the class described, a transfer car, a kiln car movably mounted thereon, a spacing rack provided with. a series of horizontally arranged iingers, means for mounting said rack so that the said kiln oar may be moved longitudinally beneath said lingers, means for movably mounting said rack, and means for looking said rack against movement.

15. In a device of the class described, Va'

beneath said fingers, means for movably mounting said rack, means `for looking said rack against movement, and stationary means for supporting said rack Whenit has been removed lrom said transfer car. Des Moines, Iowa, August 19, 1925.

IIALVER RUFUS STRAIGHT. 

